Railway-tie plate.



, J. WIKNDRIGK.

RAILWAY TIE PLATE.`

APPLICATION FILED APR.`30,1910.

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J. W. KBNDRIGK. RAILWAY TIB PLATE.

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Patented Jan.2'3,1912.

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UNITED ySTATES TUI-IN W. KENDRC, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAYTIE PLATE.

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Specicatipn of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 23, i912.

' Application lled'April 30, 1910. Serial N0. 558,577.

To all rwhom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN `W. KENDRICL a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Tie Plates, of which the following is a s eciiication.

securing railway the ties.

Another object of my invention is to provide for securing the rails to the tie plates!k Still another object of my invention is to provide a convenient and secure means for attaching the rails to the tie plates after the tie plates have been secured on the ties.

track rails in place upon These objects and others Will be made api parent in the following specification and claims, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In these drawings I have shown a few `specific embodiments of my invention, but Athe definition ot the invention -will be found in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings-Figure 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of my inven tion. Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar elevation partly broken away and showing the locking member in an in termediate position. Figflt is a section on the line 1 -1l of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an elevation of a modified form of my invention. Fig. 7 is a section on the-line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an elevation of another form in which my invention may be embodied.

The rail base l5 stands on the tie plate 17 which is secured to the tie 16 hy means of screw spikes 27. In the form of my invention shown in Figs. l to 5 inclusive, the tie plate 17has a lip 18 along one side under.

which one edge of the rail base 15 may be introduced. On the other side of the tie' plate tvvo opposed lips 19 are struck up, leaving a slot between them extending in from the edge of the tie plate. The inner ends of these lips 19 are inclined up as indicated by the reference numeral 20. 21 has side lugs 22 adapted to lie under the inclined ends 20 of the lips 19. These side lugs 22 also abut against the edge of the rail base 15 crowding the 'opposite edge thereof under the lip'18. The dog 21 has a tip 28 that overlies the edge of the rail The dogv f base 15. At its other end the dog 2l has av notch 24 into which the wedge or key 25 ma be driven across above the lips I9. This key 25 is malleable and its tip 26 may be hammered down from the dotted line position 26 in Fig. 5, sp as to lock the key 25 4 1n place.

The principal object o' my invention is f to provide a new and improved device for l -s ikes 27 before `the ties are-laid. Before t e dogs '2l are put in place, the rail 15 is placed on the tie rail base 15 is "slipped under the lip 18. Then the dog2l is introduced in the slot between the lips 19, being slipped in horizontally from t e left to the position shown in `\Fig. 3. From this position the dog 21 is raised to the dotted line position; then a key 25 is driven into the notch 24. When this hey llfiasbeen'- driven as far as it will go, its tip 26 is hammered over as shown in Fig. 5.

-It Will be seen that the lugs 22 crowd againstv the inclined ends 20ct' the lips 19 and also push in an opposite direction horizontally against the ledge of rthe rail base 15, thus crowding the rail base 15 tightly between the lip 18 and these lugs 22. Moreover, the tip 23 Aof the-dog 21 locks down on the edge ofthe rail base 15.

Referring now to Figs. 6 and 7, it will be seen thatthe side ylugs 22 are farther back from the railk base and lie in shallow sockets 19 in the ends of the lips 19. In this case the dog 21 has a part 23 which lies a einst the edge of the rail base. In this mod tion, theends "of the lips 19 are designated 19". These ends must beV spaced far enough away from the rail base so as to permit vthe rail base to be slipped horizontally under and outfrom underthe lip 18. In this respect this modification is like that of' Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive.

Referring now to Fig. 8, it will be seen lthat iii this case .there is no iixed lip `18 on one side and the lips 19 have their ends 19 close againstthe edges of the rail base. In this case before the dogs 21 are put in place, the rail 15 can be placed or removed by moving Ait in or ont vertically.

I claim:

1. In a' device of the class described, a rail, a tie plate ,thereunder having opposed spaced lips on its upper surface, a member engaging the said lips and also engaging the rail base, said lips being inclined Where they are plates andthe edge of the' llU ythe rail'base and having a slot between them,

a member adapted to lie in said slot and engage these lips and also engage the adjacent edge of the rail base, and means to force the part of said member that engages the rail base downwardly in an inclined direction against the edge of the rail base.

8. In a de'vice of the class described, atie plate, a rail thereupon, means on one side of the tie plate to engage an edge of the rail base, a pair ofopposed lips on the other side of the tie plate extending perpendicularly from the edge of the tie plate toward the rail base and having a slot between them, a member adapted to lie in said slot and engage these lips and alsoengage the adjacent edge of the rail base, and means to force the part of said member that engages the rail base downwardly in an inclined direction against the edge of the rail base.

4. In avdevice of the class described, a rail,

a tie plate thereunder having opposed 4spaced lips on its upper surface, the inner ends of these-lips being upwardly inclined, a member lying betweep the-said lips and havingy lugs engaging their inclined ends, said member also engaging the rail base, and a key to lock said member.

5. In a device of the class described, a rail,

a tie plate thereunder having opposed spaced p lips on its upper surface, a member engaging the said lips and also engaging ythe rail base, said member having a notch, and a key in said notch to lock the 'said member.

7. In a device of the class described, a rail, a tie plate thereunder having opposed spaced lipsfon its-upper surface, a member engaging the said lips and alsoengaging the rail base, and akey to lock the said member, saidkey being malleable and having its end .adapted to be hammered down to secure the key, in place.

8. n a device ofthe class described, a tie plate, a rail thereupon, said tie plate having an opening therethrough, the edges of said opening being struck up, means engaging the edges of said opening and also engaging the edge of the rail base, and means to tighten and lock the said first-mentioned means in engagement with the said rail base.

ln testimony Whereo',l have subscribed my name.

JOHN W. KENDRICK.

lVitnesses:

A. PARKS, Fnonnnon A. FLORELL. 

